Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-30
MAKING MANDARINs
ACCOUNT. OF 4 CHINESE cMl
 SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Description of the Place Where Inc Great Examinations Are Held. omciaI Corruption-A Trick Co Obtain a Sub,titutc"-othor Methods.


 A "Sub,titutc--Othcr Methods.
 Started oT ea-ly an tho morning with my venerable '-bny. Co find the eXau.Ha- ton Hall for would ie uaudaru~. eE- pcctei Go see a majestic pile uf bU.iI.u-7, as impressive iu ir~ way as tlc Alumni hall at Yale OF the Berlin university. All accounts ot China that ] Lad seen re- . 'irrred tJ the Ciyii ~rrviC. examinations "t the empire ls tIc foundation ut Che Cagl- try's stability and ui her peoples la"ii- ness. | had read that tEe highest ul.cS under the government were within r.acl Of the hUwbl~f peasant, provided he passed sucr .--.ully fl- various exam .ll.t- tons conducted by l.s;.u-H she'd and dis interested srlu,gra. lf what writer, on China have -Hil je true. We can atHIJ to copy her iu tH'- respect. f0r H.-t can tc more inspiring tu our school. .HE~ t.lu t-e thought uf being able CD reach honor and rawriy UI' ing Ii -l r..r-r Iu G., r...t1- t.ug rHnu- OH entering what prTr'r,tt fs Is t.a THHe where t.c c..fH.rull1n~ were held. found r.y--I. u-... ul go vast wall ~urrluulu u- 30 f..r. acres ut what in ClCl-n wu.il '. ..eI for cattle -.'r.s. Each one Uf t-...-.eat. rau locking stalls, of which ti,-r are l1t.U lI rr' .r... sure, i- meant tlr.Cclyc a e..uIllar. iH- vN.ill.- nation.
 Tul- cauiiIatr sis crU-CEr.i .l board floor raised a I.w iuclt- fuHIt. --'-uH- It i- hard tu t.il whether t-r c.et....HI Is made Co secure him from Gamn.r-- '- 'o facilitate au iu-p.C-.uu,t rle r....- .y tuu~. whose bus it i~ Co ... t..f DO .sI.iuu.r- I-per-- sr. r..UI i.e ,.-..- dates body is ruior,l t. thc back uf --e cell Iy s.rt Df sewing Iusr. wi..Ie. .es iu like u shelf -..ir-t l.- ,..wgra. l-- is U-.j a- atalla. IIu- cells gre .rr..iI. yd iu luu- tiers witLu guardian ar each end lo see that uJ communication tGS,- place between the a~pirlUr aui th, outs .e world. Al tre ends u. these alleys stand large jars uf water ant Cr. Irons iu which the food i- cooked which t-s --"r,...u, supply Co them. E1 one i- allowed Go leave his cell uu.l h.- examination l- p,r- are completed These examinations la-t as long a. the candidate can endure the discomfort Of his "-..iuu-utttu for s,v- e-al days. lu the midst ui These lral-v little prison alleys isa handsomely carved pavilion. where -.t tIc chief examiners and hi-l e.Ils. aul where tle --,rru.- nations ar. ggIcIel tIIt make or u-AaAe The Chimes office seH.eT.
 IEEEDETIAulV CORRUPT.
 Pretty much every w.'l informed resi- dent tells nae that tLe Chimes, officials as class arc rreIeemaulg ulgc.rrIr'. and that none bat rich men can aI.rl tY te man Clrlu~. The way this paradox I made Co hIrmuulze Ia somewhat as follows Inc rich tuiuamau who wants to become % mandarin comes co Te..lu some weeks be fore the examination commences. He wants Co loul, about. CD pu-t hiu-aIfas Go the examiners h. i- CD have. a.d above 1I select his substitute, who l- 90 scholar ly but imTecuuiHI- individual who loans his services Co rich bat lrIu'e-~ cauGi- dates for mauGa-u-H HIp IIr--.us in China are of slow making end fIra work SD delicate as this unusual t.ue i- needed. There were Uu tuc steamer coming Up [, ,. Yellow sea win nae g number rf Ulic.I.- uu their way Co au examination that was not Go take place fUr--vrrsIl months. Be fore euferIu- fue exam lulr.Uu hall She rich candidate and tar-CIu.arly but imperUu- iuu~ substitute eyrlau-eI names. When the papers are handed iu the rich man has signed thc poor man s name Co a sl1veuly piece uf work while the impecuu- i0us party has given the credit Of L.s Ulstrrly manuscript t1 a wealthy patr, a. When the names of the >ucCt >-ful cauGi- dates are announced our wealthy kuave takes his diploma while our poor but equally kuavi-L scholar takes the brile that i- Co support him until another wealthy candidate turns up.
 One would think thai a man could not long carry uu profession of this nature. S1 those think whuG1 not know the raiai- iications ot corruption in China The great crowd that -oe- into one examina- fiuu facilitates any ones sinking his iden- t.ty. The question occurred Co me at once; II this poor devil should pass a maular.u's examination. why did he not sell out his patron and take the odice' The answer ! received from tle knOwin. was that The getting Go Ice a mandarin was a small matter compared Go Loliiug your self il power after you once get there. and that the substitute iu Pekil was iu view of his means. doing a very wise thing in remaining where he was. OfC0urse there are numberless ways Of cheating ia ey- sn4iuatious. Chinese -sllnuiuE papers tLat have seen are marvels of fine work which one might expect 0f a people who have brought the art Cf deception Co a degree of perfection hitherto UnGreane1 ef.-Ou-iug